Stories for 19 August 1998

Knutsford Features

How Andrew got ahead in business

SAMMY the macaw was a vicious bird.  more...

Six take the biscuit

THE Gentoo penguins finally got their family off the ground when the flightless birds hatched their first chick.  more...

Monet's gardens make an impression

A TOUCH of Monet's palette will bring a stroke of colour to Tatton's gardens.  more...

Neptune gets the brush off

NEPTUNE probably thought something fishy was going on when he spotted a group of volunteers approaching his peaceful spot.  more...

Mum turns her hands to feet

GPs are increasingly recognising the benefits of complementary therapies, such as reflexology. This week the Knutsford Guardian spoke to reflexologist Rosemary Friscuolo about an ancient treatment even favoured by the Queen  more...

From Tatton with Love

THE worldwide seed network is growing all the time with contacts on every continent.  more...

Knutsford Letters

Er, didn't you

all have  more...

Knutsford News

Victory for home trap families

NEIGHBOURS have won a fight for the right to sell their homes to anyone.  more...

Desperately seeking somewhere to live

IT'S a sort of exile for many young people born in Knutsford.  more...

Holy order may block demolition

KILRIE children's home could be saved from demolition because it may have holy status.  more...

Group hits back at critics

A RESIDENTS' group this week denied withholding information from its members.  more...

Developer wins fight to open pizza restaurant

A DEVELOPER has won his 18-month battle to open a pizza restaurant in King Street.  more...

House to die for

GRAVEYARD Cottage is a hidden treasure.  more...

Traders told: Don't worry

A TOWN centre developer this week squashed traders' fears that King Street would be closed to traffic for weeks.  more...

Landlady's death shocks pub regulars

REGULARS at a Knutsford pub this week reacted with shock to the mystery death of their former landlady.  more...

Major moment for Minnie

MINNIE Woodward was born when cars, TV and space travel were things of the future.  more...

The half pint beer garden

VISITORS to the Legh Arms admire the pub's garden.  more...

Concorde blamed for near miss

A RETIRED aircraft engineer escaped unhurt when a slither of slate plummeted to the ground as Concorde flew overhead.  more...

No lights spell danger for A556 drivers

CONTRACTORS responsible for traffic lights on the A556 do not complete major repairs overnight.  more...

Streets are driving shoppers crazy

UNEVEN pavements are tripping up Knutsford's shoppers.  more...

48 trees face the chop

A HOUSING developer is to fell 48 trees on a building site.  more...

Knutsford Sport

Knutsford returns to old fixture for repeat win

Town goes  more...

Toft draw sigh of relief

Macclesfield 199 all out  more...

Northwich Business

WHEN Janet Stennings spotted a good business opportunity, she plunged in feet first.

She recently bought a chiropody practice from a friend - and is aiming to educate people about the importance of what's on the end of their legs.  more...

STAFF and students at Mid Cheshire College are in with a chance of winning £2,000 if they can come

Business Link Vale Royal has developed a ground-breaking training programme - but thinks its current name is too complicated.  more...

IF you work for a small or medium sized firm and you're baffled by the internet, City 2000 could hav

The internet marketing specialists are currently giving away free videos showing businesses how to get the best out of the information super-highway.  more...

Northwich Features

THE town's pub patrons have started to vote for their favourite pint pullers, in the Northwich Guard

The contest will coincide with the Northwich Beer Festival, which is due to be held at Northwich Memorial Hall on September 18 and 19.  more...

Northwich Letters

"I DON'T believe it. I just do not believe it!"

In the best tradition of Victor Meldrew, that was my reaction to reading the comments of County Councillor Bob Woodhouse in the Guardian of August 12 regarding rural bus and rail services.  more...

IN response to A Williams, The Pippins, regarding the activities at the Moss Farm Recreation Centre.

How disappointing it is to hear from someone who seems to have nothing better to do than criticise the hard work and dedication of the staff who spend a lot of their time providing an invaluable service for the people of Northwich.  more...

REGARDING the comments made by the Priest from St Stephen's at Moulton.

First of all the Priest is mistaken in thinking that the symbol of Christ is concerned only with the Christian religion; it is not. The cross is not Christian - many other religions much older than Christianity had the cross as their symbol.  more...

IS there no end to Vale Royal's ability to waste council tax payers' money.

After having a lengthy and costly public inquiry into developing farmland at Lostock, two government inspectors, along with 90 per cent of Lostock residents, the Council for the Protection of Rural England, our local MP, the National Farmers' Union and other groups have said no to these proposals.  more...

LAST week's fire at the Martin building in Hartford is only one of dozens of incidents that go unrep

If the various parish councils are to be believed, the problem is particularly acute around Northwich.  more...

IN response to Freedom of Thought in last week's Guardian, we must not confuse mediumship with the C

A medium is a person who supposedly contacts the dead via clairvoyance.  more...

Northwich News

A PRESSURE group is calling for the railway franchise to be taken away from North Western Trains - a

Mid Cheshire Rail Users Association has been extremely disappointed by the performance of services on the Manchester-Northwich-Chester line since the summer timetable began.  more...

A MUM - frantically searching for her children - found them wandering near a busy road after they we

Janet Threader's nightmare began when she went to pick up her children Conor, aged five, and Chloe, aged eight, from the CVS-run scheme at Saxons Fields in Greenbank, last Friday.  more...

GANGS of youths are terrorising the manageress of an off licence in Leftwich.

Police have been called out to Victoria Wine on Clifton Drive up to three times a week.  more...

NATURE lover Steve Rooker, who was the driving force behind setting up a soon-to-be-planted Millenni

Steve, who was 49, had worked tirelessly on the project to plant a new 42-acre woodland between Hartford and Weaverham.  more...

DAIRY farmers have poured contempt on the latest milk health scare.

Amid fears that pasteurisation may not kill a bacterium which may trigger Crohn's disease (chronic inflammation of the human intestine) the government is carrying out a nationwide survey.  more...

ARTS group DAN has got plenty more fun in store over the next week.

Its programme of summer activities continues with a workshop for the over eight-year-olds at Hartford Village Hall tomorrow, Thursday. Youngsters will have the chance to Weave a Dream Catcher.  more...

A DISABLED man says he feels like a prisoner in his home - because he's been refused a special car b

Last year, Alan Pickstock had his legs crushed in a horrific accident at the Wincham-based factory Knauf.  more...

A MAN died after falling down the stairs an inquest in Crewe heard.

Retired railwayman Derick Bowden, 64, of Wessex Drive in Rudheath, suffered spine and facial injuries when he died last December.  more...

POLICE have revealed descriptions of two more men they want to question in connection with the murde

The married mother-of-two, from Weaverham Road in Sandiway, was battered to death with a blunt instrument as she walked her Labrador Rosie at nearby Kennel Woods on July 22.  more...

A NORTHWICH woman, who rescued a dove from the River Dane, has slammed the callous youths who were s

Linda Medland was near the Chesterway bridge in Northwich last Thursday afternoon when she saw youngsters throwing stones at a bird trapped in the river.  more...

THE reason why a pensioner walked six miles to his death on the A556 will remain a mystery forever,

An inquest at Crewe heard yesterday, Tuesday, how Frank Gilbert, aged 81, of Beeston Street, was spotted walking towards Manchester on January 20 this year.  more...

ALL systems are go for a Family Fun Day at Verdin Park on August 22.

Margaret Limb, of Beech Heyes Close in Weaverham, has organised the event in memory of her uncle, who lost his fight against cancer recently.  more...

A TINY piece of hot metal sparked a major fire alert at Brunner Mond's Winnington Plant.

Firefighters spent 20 minutes tackling a burning roof and scaffolding planks just after midnight last Wednesday.  more...

A TEENAGER has been chosen to join Britain's military elite.

Christopher Humphries, 16, will be one of the 3,000 recruits who make up the first ever intake to the Army Foundation College when it opens in September.  more...

Northwich Sport

KEVIN Tully says he will not be able to play his strongest side until September.

But the Witton boss is confident the strength in depth of his new look squad will ensure that, when the Unibond season kicks-off on Saturday, Albion will be ready to begin their bid for promotion.  more...

PHIL Wilson is considering signing a midfield player on loan as Vics' injury crisis worsens.

Steve Walters played against Hayes whilst carrying a niggling knee injury on Saturday, whilst Val Owen is only just returning to anywhere near fitness after a long lay-off with ligament damage.  more...

MID Cheshire's junior and senior bowls teams won their respective semi-final matches of the British

The senior side defeated Gwynedd in the Premier Division clash 527-441 to set-up a final against Greater Manchester on September 20.  more...

AN away trip to Hayes was never going to be an easy opening weekend fixture.

And, with four key players ruled out through injury and suspension, a one goal defeat proved the price to pay.  more...

TOM Shaw, chairman of Witton Albion FC, is optimistic the club will be able to reach its first deadl

Witton must make an initial payment on September 10, followed by a larger payment on October 10 in order to fulfill conditions set by the liquidator when the Rescue Package was accepted in June.  more...

TWENTY-year-old Daniel Buxton moved up to fifth in the British Fiesta Si Championship on Sunday desp

Buxton, from Cuddington, finished fourth in his first race in the Knockhill meeting after qualifying in sixth place. But in qualifying for his second race he crashed into the gravel track and was unable to rejoin qualifying because of a stubborn marshall. It left him facing the prospect of starting the race in 27th place.  more...

CLARE Wright capped a remarkable debut season on the competitive athletics circuit with a gold medal

Clare, a Weaverham High School pupil, won the Under 15s girls high-jump title with a leap of 1m 57cms at The Don Valley Stadium, Sheffield.  more...

ENGLAND'S amputee football squad earned the right to be counted amongst the world elite last week.

A series of strong performances by the team in the World Amputee Football Championships, held in Alsager, ended with England finishing the tournament in fourth place.  more...

HARTFORD TENNIS CLUB'S mixed A and B teams had differing results at the weekend.

The A team were beaten by fierce rivals Nantwich A, but the B team managed a 4-4 draw against higher placed Congleton A. The A team of James Barlow, Lin Wood, Tony Novotny and Wendy Deadman pipped Nantwich to the First Division title last year after having finished level on points.  more...

Runcorn,Widnes Features

CRICKET FOR ALL

CRICKET is for all youngsters - not just for the lucky few. This is the message coming loud and clear from the Cheshire Youth Cricket Partnership.  more...

NEVER MIND THE PRICE

I DON'T know about you, but I'm completely brassed off with our TV weather forecasters.  more...

ELIZABETHAN ENGLAND BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE

FASCINATING details of daily life in Elizabethan England have been revealed - in the medieval undercroft at Norton Priory Museum.  more...

Runcorn,Widnes News

TEACHER ON SEX CHARGES

A SCHOOL teacher was remanded in custody by Halton Magistrates this week accused of 16 sex offences against teenagers.  more...

GUNMAN SIEGE

ARMED Police descended on a Runcorn street on Monday morning when a gun-toting man imprisoned a woman in her home.  more...

BIN DISPUTE

THE sacked council worker whose dismissal provoked this week's strike action has called on management to reinstate him.  more...

HEDGES COULD HAVE CAUSED BUSWAY DEATH

HEDGES on the Runcorn busway may have played a part in the death of a teenager when the car he was travelling in as a front seat passenger was "destroyed" after being struck side on by a bus.  more...

CRIMEWATCH

A NEW TV network is about to be launched in Halton - but you won't pick up any pictures at home.  more...

ROAD EXTENSION UNDERWAY

WORK started this week on a £450,000 extension to Mersey Road in Runcorn old town.  more...

FOREVER FELINE FRIENDS

IT all began when Yvonne Garner rescued a group of kittens that were destined to be destroyed.  more...

JOIN THE AIRWAVES

HALTON Radio Club is a new amateur radio club that has opened in the Runcorn area.  more...

ADDICT STOLE FROM FAMILY

HEROIN addict Gerard Gill burgled his parents to get cash to feed his habit, a court heard.  more...

SHOP RAID

A RUNCORN man is being questioned by police following a armed raid on a shop in Palacefields on Saturday evening.  more...

A GRAND GIFT

RETAIL giant Marks & Spencer has donated £1,000 to help create a new home in Runcorn for a rare religious sculpture.  more...

WASTE NOT,WANT NOT

A COUNCIL waste disposal company is to be sold off to the private sector.  more...

Rebecca's TV

rap dance debut  more...

WIDNES CRIMEWATCH

A NEW TV network is about to be launched in Halton - but you won't pick up any pictures at home.  more...

WRVS PLEA

AN URGENT plea for help was made this week for the meals-on-wheels service.  more...

THE KINGSWAY FORWARD

THE next phase of the Kingsway modernisation programme will start in October after Halton Borough Council accepted a tender by contractors Lockwoods Construction.  more...

NEW HEAD AT COLLEGE

HALTON College has appointed a new acting principal as the investigation into the previous management continues.  more...

POPPY APPEAL

A PROFUSION of red poppies have sprung to life - after being buried for more than a century.  more...

TEACHER ON SEX ASSAULT

A SCHOOL teacher was remanded in custody by Halton Magistrates this week accused of 16 sex offences against teenagers.  more...

SMASH AND GRAB RAID

A GROUP of men have been arrested by police following a smash and grab raid on a builders' merchant's premises in Widnes.  more...

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT

A COUNCIL waste disposal company is to be sold off to the private sector.  more...

Runcorn,Widnes Sport

DOWN IN THE DUMPS

PERHAPS it is an indication of how far Alvanley have progressed in the last year that long faces and an air of disappointment filled the changing room, despite drawing Saturday's encounter at Cholmondley.  more...

BLUE'S QUEST FOR SUCCESS

EVERTON Football Club, who have signed up for a second season at the Auto Quest Stadium for their Reserve Team's games in the 1998/9 Pontin's League, kick-off in Widnes on November 17 with a match against Stoke City.  more...

GOLF RESULTS

Results for August 17:  more...

BAD START FOR CHEMICS

West Cheshire League Division One  more...

RUNCORN GOLFERS DERBY DELIGHT

RUNCORN golfers comfortably retained the annual Triangular trophy against their neighbours Widnes and Helsby.  more...

NORTON SHARE TOP SPOT

SECTION Two leaders Grangeway A Team lost only their second league match of the season last Thursday night when they went down 6/3 to Norton Arms, and this has enabled second placed Norton A to draw level on points with the leaders after they comprehensively beat bottom of the table Weston Point SC 8/1.  more...

MOND MISERY

Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division One  more...

WE AIM TO FLY HIGH

RUNCORN kick-off their new season believing they can regain their place in the Conference.  more...

ALBION ON TOP

Widnes Albion Bulls 30  more...

ON CUE

Halton and District Pool League  more...

DITTON DELIGHT

Halton AgrEvo Cricket League  more...

LOCAL FIXTURES

North West Counties  more...

VIKINGS CAUGHT CAT-NAPPING

Widnes Vikings 6  more...

WOLVES WIN

WIDNES WOLVES under nines football team had a very good win against Beechwood under nines with Barry James scoring four goals and Ben Dignall one goal, in a 5-4 scoreline, in an excellent game with neither team deserving to lose.  more...

A BIG HIT

THE Bernard Long Summer Coaching School was held at the Auto Quest Stadium this week with more than 90 children taking part.  more...

Winsford Business

EU'RE MONEY'S SAFE

LYNDON Harrison, Euro MP for Winsford and Middlewich, is currently taking actions to quash fears over the single currency.  more...

Grant guide

BUSINESSES in Winsford and Middlewich can now benefit from the 1998 Guide to Grants for Business.  more...

Henkel sticks with UniBond League deal...

THE executive director of a Winsford-based firm has kicked off the second year of a major football sponsorship deal at Old Trafford.  more...

Winsford Features

Michael bids for TV stardom

A DRAMA student has taken his acting a step further up the career ladder by being chosen from thousands of entertainers to perform on Michael Barrymore's TV show.  more...

We can't afford to be out of tune

A POOR turnout at gigs in Winsford has forced the Banned! Network - an organisation which promotes concerts all over Cheshire - to stage its music events in other towns.  more...

Winsford Letters

Count the cost and look after your own first

SO once again the gypsies have taken advantage of the locality of Winsford at the expense of the unfortunate residents.  more...

What about the rest of Vale Royal?

DUE to the fact that gypsies have encamped on farmland at Bostock, Clr Kath Watson, according to last week's, Winsford and Middlewich Guardian, suggests that a permanent site should be found in Vale Royal Borough for them and that this could be situated in Winsford.  more...

Time to stop

I WRITE in response to your front page article in the Winsford and Middlewich Guardian of August 12.  more...

Travellers' tale of woe

I KNOW many people have their own, strongly-held views about gypsies and travellers.  more...

Winsford News

VICTORY ON THE ESTATE FROM HELL!

BATTLING Wharton residents have at last scored a victory in their conflict with Vale Royal Borough Council.  more...

Bingo night

A BINGO night is to be held at St Chad's Community Hall, Gladstone Street next Monday, August 24.  more...

Bonfire night methadone death

A WAREHOUSE operator from Winsford died from methadone poisoning after experimenting with the drug.  more...

Eu're in the money thanks to the EC!

NEW Euro funding totalling more than £63,000 has been agreed for community and voluntary organisations in Cheshire.  more...

Brian fails in degree record bid

A WINSFORD man's quest to have his name published in the Guinness Book of Records has failed.  more...

Fiona's top job

FIONA Crane has been appointed head of legal and administrative services for Vale Royal Borough Council.  more...

Fun day

MIDDLEWICH and District Round Table has teamed up with Ideal Standard to present a fun day.  more...

Golden days for Fred and Joyce

A BLIND-DATE at the cinema blossomed into 50 years of marriage for a Winsford couple.  more...

Council bids to move on gypsies

VALE Royal Borough Council is forcing gypsies to move off council-owned land in Winsford.  more...

Exam result help

WINSFORD and Middlewich students will be able to piece their frayed nerves back together after the release of 'A' level results tomorrow.  more...

Music men...

TWO musicians from Winsford will be taking to the stage with their band Soma at the Top House in Winsford next month.  more...

Students come to the rescue

FIVE innovative students have designed an electronic filing system for muscular dystrophy sufferers.  more...

Ready to rock at Knights Grange!

HUNDREDS of pounds are hoped to be raised for the Hillsborough Family Support Group when a special bands and barbecue weekend is held in Winsford.  more...

Roofer fell to his death

A STEEL erector plunged nearly 50ft to his death in Middlewich when a roof he was working on collapsed without warning.  more...

Big day in store for Chloe...

A NEW look Somerfield store will be opened today, Wednesday, by Middlewich tot Chloe Flanders.  more...

All aboard

A SPECIAL rail trip to Scotland will be full steam ahead on Saturday in a fundraising campaign to re-open the Middlewich line for passenger trains.  more...

Winsford Sport

BLUES DO IT THE HARD WAY

WINSFORD United face a tough test in what promises to be an exciting first week of their 1998-99 UniBond Premier League campaign.  more...

Bowls final

MID-CHESHIRE'S junior bowls team roared into the final of the British Parks Championships at Winsford on Sunday.  more...

Angling

THE result from Tuesday's Red Lion juvenile angling match was: 1 Jamie McPhee 9lb 6oz; 2 Ashley Billinge 7lb 4oz; 3 Tom Dobson 2lb 13oz; 4 Gary McWha 1lb 9oz.  more...

Golf day

A GOLF tournament is to be staged to boost the charity appeal being run by the Mayor of Vale Royal, Cllr Keith Musgrave.  more...

Owzat for a top junior cricket section?

MIDDLEWICH Cricket Club celebrated a successful year for their thriving junior section on Friday night with a presentation evening.  more...

High speed Lewis is a racing cert

WINSFORD whizz-kid Lewis Adams is revving up for a great future in motor sport.  more...

Spoils are sharedWinnington Park 172-9

Middlewich 1st 138-7  more...

Town make their point

TOWN started their Mid Cheshire campaign with a well earned point which manager Dave Twite described as being "ground-out by excellent defending", especially by the impressive Ian Tier.  more...

Gamble pays off

Winsford 1st163-6  more...

  
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